Andy Roddick appreciated Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard for defeating Ben Shelton in the Swiss Indoors final last October. Setting the stage for a bright 2025, Shelton witnessed firsthand Perricard’s raw power. Before being stopped in the semifinals by Reilly Opelka, Perricard’s strong serves made an impression in Brisbane. Even though his serves have received widespread attention online, a German legend feels that the sport has seen better servers.

Perricard played Frances Tiafoe in the QF on Thursday before advancing to the SF round of the Brisbane International. Even though he ultimately won that match, the audience was taken aback by his initial serve speed. According to the screen, he hit a shot at 144 mph at the start of the match. It made the force of his serve very evident. A performance like this at the beginning of 2025 is enough to chill the rivals.

On January 1, the well-known account @Big3Tennis shared a post on X that echoed this sentiment. They asserted that shortly, the Frenchman could surpass all previous tennis servers in terms of service.

The tweet wrote: “Perricard has the best serve I’ve ever seen. From the mechanics to the ease of power to the effectiveness. I think he’ll end up being regarded as the best server ever.”

Boris Becker, the former world number one, raised doubts about this assertion. He replied: “Are you really sure about that?!”

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in 2025

Now ranked no.30 (career-high), Giovanni played his last match on the 4^th of January when he lost to world no.171 Reilly Opelka 6-3 7-6(4) in the semifinal in Brisbane (draw).

During this season the French player has a compiled 3-1 match record. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard’s latest run in Brisbane was the best achievement of his season.

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard will fight against Roberto Ortega-Olmedo in the 2^nd round. In the past, they have never played each other so far in top tournaments.